Brave hat on! Jason’s voice ‘Just do it Mum! ‘


Fresh clean air. Sunny morning. Dogs are walked. Lake smooth like glass with an odd ripple. Call of a loon. Gentle breeze. Leafy branches waving at me. Today is the day I introduce myself to the cyberworld. Coffee in hand sitting at the table of my 10th or 11th housesit I type in wordpress.com. A week ago in my local village library I spotted a book ‘How to Blog a Book’  and it jumped off the shelf. Having read through it the past few nights managing to retain a small part of it I woke up feeling this is the day to introduce my hero, my teacher, my son Jason to the world. I am going to attempt to create a blog site. Not a single person that met Jason or heard of him escaped the emotion of being  profoundly affected and inspired by this compassionate brave soul. This story needs to be shared.  A faint whisper in my ear. ‘It’s ok you can do it, you will be all right ‘. Reassuring and comforting. Almost feels like a light shawl is being draped over my back, shoulders and upper arms. My hands and fingers feel light and tingly, poised on the keys, almost like they are being held up from the back of my hand by a thin thread to above. Time has stood still right now, no other thoughts, just me, the keyboard, the lake, the trees and the sounds. Intimate safe conditions perfectly orchestrated to lead me to and guide me through this open door. Rhythmic snoring of the dogs. Chattering and arguing squirrels, a loon, crows in the background announcing some treasure, the music of the birds in the trees- tweeting, delicate, high octave singing almost like a flute and piccolo playing back and forth. A gust of wind rustling the leaves. The tall lake grasses swaying back and forth. From behind comes a family of geese. So idyllic or so it looks that way. Does a mother goose feel sorrow if she loses an offspring? The faint sound of a distant motor boat. Rapid flashing of diamond sparkles on the lake surface- like angelic pure white fireflies sending a very fast morse code. Yes this feels so right, I feel a gentle supporting force behind me saying Go! we are with you.

 

 

4 thoughts on “Brave hat on! Jason’s voice ‘Just do it Mum! ‘

  1. Lynne

    Thank you Fiona for sharing Jason,s life story. it is a tribute to an amazing young man who deserves to remain in our hearts

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  2. Pam

    Lynne told me about your blog. You have written it with such feeling and you are an amazing writer. Jason would be so proud of you.
    Thank you for letting us read it.

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